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The Affordable Care Act and Children with Special Health Care Needs
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides states with some important tools that can be utilized to provide more continuous, adequate and affordable coverage for children with special health care needs (CSHCN). How the law is interpreted and whether implementation challenges are addressed with the unique needs of CSHCN in mind will shape how well the ACA fulfills its promise to this vulnerable population. This paper developed by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) for the Catalyst Center at Boston University reviews and analyzes key provisions of the ACA relevant for CSHCN and provides suggestions for state policymakers.
Download here: The Affordable Care Act and Children with Special Health Care Needs
January 2011 -
A Guide to Federal Programs for People with Disabilities
There are scores of federal programs for persons with disabilities. The National Academy for State Health Policy has prepared the Guide to Federal Programs for Persons with Disabilities as a resource for federal and state policy makers. The guide offers an overview of 129 programs.
The primary source of information for the Guide was the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (1993 and 1994). Other materials reviewed include the United States Code, various publications by the Congressional Research Office, and the Preliminary Status Report of the Disability Policy Panel (March 1994).
December 1994» -
Improving the Lives of Young Children: Opportunities for Care Coordination and Case Management for Children Receiving Services for Developmental Delay
This brief, written by NASHP policy specialist Carrie Hanlon and produced by the Urban Institute ,examines states' Medicaid and CHIP policy choices and new opportunities under health reform and other federal legislation to develop a well-coordinated system of care for children receiving Early Intervention (EI) and other ongoing services. State examples in the paper draw significantly from NASHP's Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) III Program designed to assist states in improving care coordination, case management, and linkages that support healthy child development.
December 2010» -
Building Adult Foster Care: What States Can Do
This study presents a summary of each state’s regulatory, licensure, and payment policies for adult foster care within its array of long term services and supports. It also examines the influence of state Nurse Practice Acts on the scope of services available in adult foster care and identifies policy considerations for state officials who are developing or expanding the availability of adult foster care.September 2009» -
Adult Foster Care: A Resource for Older Adults
Rising demand for a full array of service options and consumer preferences for home-like non-institutional settings is increasing the interest among state policy makers in adult foster care as a service for older adults. Although adult foster care may also serve individuals with developmental disabilities and other populations, the primary focus of this report is adults age 65 and older. State leaders are interested in the experience of states that developed adult foster care as part of their service array, trends in provider supply, regulations governing providers, and quality oversight practices. This report is based on the policies and practices in five states – Arizona, Maine, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. The states were selected based on their approach to licensing and Medicaid coverage for this residential option.May 2008 -
Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Covering Case Management Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Money Follows the Person demonstration grants to 31 states in 2007. This brief describes the options for covering case management or transition coordination for these projects and describes the potential impact of pending changes to case management coverage resulting from the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. A joint publication of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy and the National Academy for State Health Policy. Published for the Community Living Exchange, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).September 2007 -
A Medicaid Primer for Housing Officials
This primer describes the basic components of the Medicaid program. It is not a technical manual. Presented in a concise question and answer format, this document explains many of the features of what can be a complicated program. It is intended to be used to help housing agencies work with Money Follows the Person Demonstration grantees but may be useful to others who want to understand the basics of Medicaid. A joint publication of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy and the National Academy for State Health Policy. Published for the Community Living Exchange, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).September 2007 -
Nursing Facility Transition Grantee Annual Report Data
This issue brief is an analysis of the experience of Nursing Facility Transition (NFT) grantees for 2002 and 2003. The analysis covers 33 NFT grantees (10 Independent Living Centers and 23 states).June 2005
